Hanger for books



Feb. 26, 1946. -A. J. MILLER I HANGERFOR BOOKS Filed Nov. 14, 1944 "redraw 'm'iiez Attorneys Patented Feb. 26, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers for books, pamphlets, manuscripts and the like, the principal object in view being to provide a simple form of durable device for suspend- N ing such articles as those above mentioned from a wall, desk, table or similar base, and which is easy to apply, provide for ready use of the article which is suspended thereby, and is inexpensive to replace and manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the above, and subordinate objects presently appearing, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, set forth in detail in the succeeding description, and defined in the claims appended hereto.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved hanger, in a preferred embodiment thereof, illustrating the manner in which a book is suspended thereby,

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the anchor member drawn to an enlarged scale, and

Figure 3 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of said member.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, my improved hanger, as shown, comprises an anchor member I of inverted T-shape and embodying a fiat shank 2 with an upper end eye 3 and a pair of lower terminal sleeves 4, all coplanar and formed from a single piece of suitable metal or plastic. The sleeves 4 are beveled, or rounded, internally, at the ends thereof, as at 5, for a purpose presently seen.

A looped, or doubled, suspension cord 6 is extended at its ends through said sleeves 4 with knots I tied in said ends to seat on the upper ends of said sleeves 4. The suspension cord 6 is designed to suspend a book, or similar articles, 8 in the loop of the cord in upright position.

In using the described hanger, the anchor member I is hooked, by means of the eye 3, over a nail, or the like, in a wall, desk, or table. One end of the suspension cord 6, with the knot 1 untied, is pulled out of the corresponding sleeve 4 and said cord extended through the book upwardly along the back of the same so that said back is confined in the loop of said cord when said end of the cord is replaced in its sleeve and again knotted. Thus, the book 8 is swingably suspended for ready use and opening as required. The beveled ends of the sleeves 4 obviate edges tending to cut the cord 6.

As will be seen, the described invention is well adapted for disposing of books, pamphlets, and the like in an out-of-the-Way position in offices, thus obviating cluttering up desks and other depositories with accumulation of such articles, while at the same time rendering the articles instantly available for reference and other uses. 'The foregoing will, it is believed, suffice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hanger for suspending a book from a nail or the like comprising an anchor member having a terminal eye for hooking over the nail and a pair of terminal laterally spaced sleeves, and a flexible suspension member adapted to be slidably extended through the book andincluding a loop adapted to confine the book therein, and ends inserted through said sleeves and provided with enlarged terminals to prevent the same from pulling out of the sleeves.

2, A hanger for suspending a book from a nail or the like comprising an anchor member having a terminal eye for hooking over the nail and a pair of terminal laterally spaced sleeves, and a flexible suspension member adapted to be slidably extended through the book and including a loop adapted to confine the book therein, and ends inserted through said sleeves and provided with enlarged terminals to prevent the same from pulling out of the sleeves, said suspension member being a cord and said terminals comprising knots.

3. A hanger for suspending a book from a nail or the like comprising an anchor member having a terminal eye for hooking over the nail and a pair of terminal laterally spaced sleeves, and a flexible suspension member adapted to be slidably extended through the book and including a loop adapted to confine the book therein, and

ends inserted through said sleeves and provided with enlarged terminals to prevent the same from pulling out of the sleeves, said anchor member being of inverted T form and the sleeves at the lower end thereof.

ANDREW J. MILLER. 

